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Alan H
@alan678.bsky.social
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Love photography, a few photos actually published. 😁 All photos ( excluding reposts) posted by me belong to me. This is an inclusive of all friendly place. Host #BirdOfTheDay with Rob. #EastCoastKin Arts Collective Member
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Alan H @alan678.bsky.social · 10h
Just back folks. I'm honestly going to try and see as many as I can of the
#BirdOfTheDay entries. Bear with me. I spent quite some time watching Black Headed Gulls today. Keeping my best shots for another day but I like the splash and reflection in this one. #red #birds #EastCoastKin
Black-headed gull in flight just inches above deep blue water, wings fully spread and glowing white in the sunlight. Its red bill is open as droplets splash behind it, suggesting it has just snatched prey from the surface. The bird’s reflection ripples below, slightly distorted by gentle waves, mirroring the motion and adding a sense of speed and precision.
alan678.bsky.social
I know I’ve missed a good few #BirdOfTheDay entries but I’ve gotten through as many as possible. Going to lie down, set alarm, get up, watch Super Bowl. 😁😁 Have a wonderful rest of your day. You are such a lovely bunch of people. Take care. One just for you. Taken today. #birds #EastCoastKin
A female reed bunting perches sideways on a slender reed stem, her warm brown and buff streaked plumage blending with the surrounding dried reeds. Her pale eyebrow stripe and softly patterned face catch the golden light. The background is a smooth blur of vertical beige reed stems, isolating her and emphasising her calm, balanced stance in the winter marsh.
February 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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lukebmtb.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today from @alan678.bsky.social is #posted a bird on a post or fence.

The kestrel wants to know what you're looking at pal.

#birds #photography
Kestrel on a fence post looking directly at the camera.
February 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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kateboycemiles.bsky.social
I have already entered one for #BirdOfTheDay and am very grateful for to it to be reposted for the theme of #Posted. The fact the #nuthatch is eating handed out seed by me might be unnatural to the theme anyway. #Posted #bird #birdphotography #photography #birds #wildlife #StoverCountryPark #Devon
February 8, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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stevenmarx.bsky.social
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today from @alan678.bsky.social is #posted a bird on a post or fence.

These turkey vultures on fence posts of the bison and elk enclosure at Wildlife Prairie Park were not at all ominous. 😬😀

#birds #photography #sonyalpha
Four turkey vultures are sitting in four consecutive tall fence posts with green grass visible on both sides, though to the left of the fence takes up about three quarters of the photo. Vultures go from bottom third corner to just above and to right of center. All are sitting with their backs to the camera, with a three quarters view from behind of their right sides.
February 8, 2026 at 7:36 PM
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annaquent.bsky.social
Die kleine Schwanzmeise hat ein Stückchen Walnuss ergattert, und futtert es genüsslich aus den Krsllen des einen Füßchens, während sie sich mit dem anderen am Zweig festhält😍🪶
Schwanzmeise zeigt ihr Rückengefieder, ausgerichtet zur linken Bildseite, und hängt mit einem Bein an einem kahlen Zweig. Das andere Bein hält sie nahe des Schnabels, und hält zwischen den Krallen ein Stückchen Walnuss. Im Hintergrund, unscharf, Zweige mit etwas Grün. Der untere Teil des Rückengefieders leuchtet in der Sonne.
February 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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annaquent.bsky.social
Na, da bist du ja, dann gibt's ja gleich Nüsse.
#squirrel
Rotes Eichhörnchen auf einem Ast im Baum, ausgerichtet zur linken Bildseite, hat dem Kopf gedreht, und schaut zur Seite. Der liegt über dem Körper. Das Fell leuchtet in der Sonne.
February 8, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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crypt-kicker.bsky.social
Lifer Mountain Bluebird back in April on a rusty metal post for #BirdOfTheDay #Posted
A female Mountain Bluebird, small greyish brown bird with bright blue wings and tail feathers, perched on a rusted metal post.
February 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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julielfrost.bsky.social
A brown pelican #posted at the pier, hoping for a handout (or waste) from the fishermen. Florida USA. #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Photography #Wildlife #Florida
A brown pelican sits on the railing at a pier on the Atlantic Ocean, hoping for a handout from the fishermen.
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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maxxxdoubt.bsky.social
#birds #wildlife #nature #oriole

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #posted, pictures of birds on posts or fences. This Baltimore Oriole looks pretty darn proud standing up there on top of the lamp post. 😀
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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bookish33.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #red any bird with the colour red.

Here’s a Downy woodpecker clinging to the tree with its sharp, curved claws.

#woodpecker #forest #winter
A Downy woodpecker with a red cap and black and white plumage clings to a tree trunk. The background features frosty branches against a pale sky.
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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zeeforshort.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay
#Posting
Osprey, Colorado
February 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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monstera999.bsky.social
Osprey are the only diurnal raptor with a reversible outer toe. When needed, they can do two forward, two back; a zygodactyl-like grip built for catching fish at speed. Also the only raptor in its own family (Pandionidae).

Not a hawk, not an eagle. Just Osprey.

#BirdOfTheDay #posted #OSPR
Osprey perched on top of a metal post, wings fully spread, facing directly toward the camera. The bird's yellow eyes stare straight ahead, dark eye stripe visible. Sunlight illuminates the brown and white barred flight feathers from behind. Talons grip the narrow post tip against a bright white overcast sky. August 16, 2025. Moorehead City, NC
February 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Blue jay #posted on a fence hunting for bugs for #BirdOFTheDay.

📷🌿🪶
A photo of a blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) perched on a rounded wooden fence post facing to the left of frame with out of focus greenery in the background behind it. It is a medium-sized songbird with lavender-blue coloring above and off-white below, a white face with dark eyes and a black beak, vibrant blue and white barred wings & tail, a blue crest on its head, black legs, and a black v-shaped collar around its neck.
February 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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hravn.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdoftheDay is #posted (as in birds on a post). The alt is “red”.

Here’s a Common #Raven from Wyoming
#nikonD90 #EastCoastKin #Stunday
A black raven stands on a fence post looking to the left. Expanse of grassy ranch land beyond to the horizon. Then washed out blue sky.
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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ericmeeks.bsky.social
A Spoonbill for #BirdOfTheDay theme #post and alt theme #Red
#NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Nature #EastCoastKin
A Spoonbill for #BirdOfTheDay theme #post and alt theme #Red #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Nature #EastCoastKin
February 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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saffacheech.bsky.social
Today's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Posted

#SongSparrow
#FamiliarChat
#MountainChat
#GiantKingfisher

#bird #birds #birdphotography
#wildlifephotography
#birdwatching #birding
February 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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duncanmackenzie.net
Following Alan's theme today of #posted, here's my #BirdOfTheDay ... and it's also a #SuperbOwl for #SuperbOwlSunday 🙂
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) on a post/perch above a sign that says "Restricted Entry"
February 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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mffotos.bsky.social
#BirdOfTheDay alternate theme is #red. Enjoy this favorite, the Northern Cardinal
Bright red bird perched at a bird bath with a snowy background.
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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teaandtalkwithjill.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Posted - any bird on a post or fence.

Here's a fence in my garden complete with robin, wren and bonus spider web in the mist.
My photograph of a fence in my garden complete with robin, wren and a dewy spider web in the mist. The top of the photo shows yew branches dangling down, there is a house and other trees in the background shrouded in mist. The fence is weathered green in some areas and the blue wooden top 'rooves' of bird boxes can be seen at the bottom.
February 8, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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cumberlandjc.bsky.social
Difficult to find a #Penguin On A Post but I can give you a King On A Stone, will that do?
see alt
283mm f10 1:500s ISO800 +0.3EV (their heads are sooo black)

#BirdOfTheDay #Posted #Birds #EastCoastKin #FalklandIslands #ArtYear #Wildlife
Throughout the different islands, for any colony that might be visited by tourists, once the colony had become established the local watchers would put a ring of white stones at least 6 meters from the edge of the nearest birds. Humans had to observe this line and not step inside it and keep a non threatening distance from all wildlife. Penguins were a law unto themselves and they'd often walk up to you to get to where they wished to be or to just to have a look 😂 King Penguins have a greater than 1 year breeding cycle and are serially monogamous (have the same partner per breeding cycle but not for life) there were lots of bachelor males around stretching up to be the tallest and most desirable to a potential mate, perhaps this one thought the stone gave him a height advantage. Photograph of a King Penguin standing, with its eyes shut on a white stone the earth around it has been trampled bare by the multitude of penguin feet. In the background are the blurred lower halves of of other penguins in the colony
February 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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sherilwilliamson.bsky.social
Way too many of my favorite bird photos are on posts. Here's yet another on the #BirdOfTheDay theme #Posted: A male Costa's Hummingbird perched on our old picket fence. The image is super grainy, thanks to this rascal's habit of posing only in the worst possible lighting conditions.
A hummingbird perched in 3/4 profile showing its long, thin bill, whitish bib and collar, deep iridrscent purple gorget with elongated feathers at the corner, matching purple cap extending down behind the eye, and iridescent green "vest."
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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jonathanfoodie.bsky.social
A juvenile Bald Eagle on the edge of the wooded stretch of the #RidgefieldNWR autoroute ... perhaps the same one as a week ago?

#birds #raptor #birdwatching #eagles #baldeagle #bird #birdsofprey #bigbird #eastcoastkin #birdoftheday #birdphotography #pnw #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #vögel
February 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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briansmith-photos.bsky.social
Another #BirdoftheDay for #Posted and this time a Double-crested Cormorant, on a thicker post in the harbour. #Birds 🪶 #EastCoastKin #Nature #Wildlife
A Double-crested Cormorant, standing on a thick pile in the Loch Lomond harbour in San Rafael, Marin. Catching the sun and wings spread, but seen from the side rather than the usual wing-spread shot. Green eye and yellow bill stand out.
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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doctorbluebird.bsky.social
The #BirdoftheDay theme today is #posted - a bird on a post or fence. It's also #SuperbOwlSunday This cutie is a Short Eared Owl, aka "Shortie." #owls #birds #photography #EastCoastKin #nature #wildlifephotography 🪶
A small owl perches on a post with a sign saying Restricted Entry underneath. Behind the owl are green and yellow winter grasses.
February 8, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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klcoombs.bsky.social
CopenHill ski run and power plant, Copenhagen, Denmark. Sign reads, “Military area. No access allowed.”

#BirdOfTheDay #Posted #eastcoastkin #birds #birdsofbluesky #photography #birdphotography #photophersofbluesky #🪶#denmark #danmark #copenhagen #gulls #naturephotography
February 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM